| Date: | Sunday 19 April 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.66 Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Airways |
| Registration: | G-EBMW |
| MSN: | 236 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1926 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Jupiter VI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 16 km from Kupang -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Surabaya Airport (SUB/WARR) |
| Kupang-El Tari Airport (KOE/WATT) |
Damaged beyond repair in a forced landing following fuel starvation.
The airplane operated on a trial mail flight from India to Melbourne with en route stops at Semarang, Soerabaja and Kupang.
Sources:
Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1931 / H. Dekker
De Tijd 19-04-1931
Images:
photo (c) IWM ATP 2826
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